The Slave Bible was used as a potent tool for mind control developed by British missionaries during the era of slavery. Unlike a typical Bible, this version was significantly abridged,…
Category: Racial Violence
The 1920 Ocoee Massacre, a stark reminder of the deep-seated racism that plagued American society.
In 1920, during the height of racial tension and discrimination in the United States, a courageous African American named Mose Norman dared to challenge the deeply ingrained prejudices of his…
The Colfax Massacre. Another Time of Bloody Violence During Reconstruction.
The Colfax Massacre of 1873 was a violent incident in Colfax, Louisiana, where an estimated 150 to 300 African Americans were killed. The incident occurred during the Reconstruction era, following…
Selma-to-Montgomery Marches and the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Two pivotal events in the American civil rights movement
The 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama became a turning point in the struggle for racial equality, galvanizing support for the civil rights movement and leading to…
How Black Slaves Were Sold as “Specimens” for Medical Experimentation
Slave bodies were a readily available medical commodity. The slave owner and the doctor conspired to to traffic these bodies for medical experiments. By Takudzwa Hillary Chiwanza. January 8th, 2020 Slavery…
JB Stradford: The Black Hotel Owner Deemed The Bezos Of Black Wall Street
DeAnna Taylor • Jun 1, 2021 May 31, 2021, officially marked 100 years since the massacre that took place in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thousands of Black men, women, children, and esteemed business owners were…
Black WWII soldiers asked a white woman for doughnuts and were shot
By JUSTIN WM. MOYERTHE WASHINGTON POST • January 15, 2023 About two weeks after the end of World War II in Europe, French women were serving U.S. soldiers coffee and doughnuts in a…
The Colfax Massacre: Remembering the 1873 Massacre of African Americans in Louisiana by White Supremacists
The Colfax massacre was a violent event that took place on April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, in which a white mob killed an estimated 150 – 300 African Americans.…
Remembering the Rosewood Massacre
On January 1, 1923, Rosewood, Florida, was a thriving town of mostly African American residents. Seven days later, it was gone, burned to the ground by a white mob. By: Edward…
This Week In Black History October 26 – November 1, 2022
Courier Newsroom October 27, 2022 October 26 1749—The British parliament legalizes slavery in the American colony, which would become known as Georgia. 1806—Benjamin Banneker dies at 74. He had become a recognized…